Auburn running back target chooses UCLA

Auburn currently has the 56th-ranked recruiting class for 2023.

One of Auburn’s recruiting targets won’t be coming to the Plains.

Roderick Robinson, a four-star running back out of California, has committed to UCLA on Thursday. His only official visit was to the Bruins on May 13, and 247Sports’ Crystal Ball correctly predicted Robinson’s choice to head to Los Angeles.

Robinson’s decision, should it stick, is another recruiting blow to Auburn’s 2023 class. The Tigers currently have the 56th overall recruiting class in the nation for 2023 with just two recruits hard committing. It’s very possible that the uncertain future around [autotag]Bryan Harsin[/autotag] is a contributor to this, but if he means to stay Auburn’s head coach, he’ll have to do better for the 2023 recruiting class to secure his own future.

The Tigers offered Robinson at the end of March. Although he included Auburn in his final eight schools, Robinson never actually visited the Plains at any point during his recruitment process — the only two visits he has taken included an unofficial visit to Tennessee on May 6 and the official visit to UCLA. It seems as if Robinson had a good idea of where he wanted to go far before he committed to UCLA on Thursday.

Auburn’s attention will now shift to the nine other running backs it has offered for 2023 that have yet to announce their recruitment.

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